Physical (Olivia Newton-John album)

Infobox Album
Name = Physical
Type = studio
Artist = Olivia Newton-John


Released = February 1981
Recorded = 1981
Genre = Pop
Adult contemporary
Length = 38:46
Label = MCA
Producer = John Farrar
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9ftxqe5ld6e~T1 link]
Last album = "Xanadu"
(1980)
This album = "Physical"
(1981)
Next album = "Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2"
(1982)

"Physical" was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1981. It was certified double platinum, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard albums chart. This was also Newton-John's first and only album to chart R&B, peaking at No. 32. With country music completely overlooked for this album, this unsurprisingly became Newton-John's first studio album not to chart country since her 1971 debut, ""If Not For You."

The title track was Newton-John's biggest pop single ever spending 10 weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100. "Physical" tied Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" as the then longest running No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by a female artist. (Whitney Houston broke the record when "I Will Always Love You" spent 14 weeks atop the Hot 100. This was later surpassed by Mariah Carey when her "One Sweet Day" collaboration with Boyz II Men was No. 1 for 16 weeks.) "Physical" also peaked at No. 29 AC and No. 28 R&B (her only entry on the R&B singles chart). The album also yielded the singles "Make A Move On Me" (No. 5 - Pop, No. 6 - AC) and "Landslide" (No. 52 - Pop).

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Farrar; except where indicated

Side A
#"Landslide"
#"Stranger's Touch" (Farrar, Steve Kipner)
#"Make A Move On Me"' (Farrar, Tom Snow)
#"Falling"
#"Love Make Me Strong" (Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin)

Side B
#"Physical" (Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick)
#"Silvery Rain" (Hank Marvin)
#"Carried Away" (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten)
#"Recovery" (Farrar, Tom Snow)
#"Promise (The Dolphin Song)" (Olivia Newton-John)

Musician

*Olivia Newton-John, Vocal
*Carlos Vega, Drums & Timpani
*Michael Boddicker, Polymoog
*John Farrar, Guitar, Vocoder, Bass Guitar, Back Vocals
*Tom Snow, Prophet Synthesizer (for "Make a Move On Me" and "Recovery")
Piano (for "Carried Away")
*Steve Lukather, Guitar (for "Physical), Acoustic Guitar (for "Carried Away")

Credit

*Produced by John Farrar
*Recorded and Mixed by David J. Holman
*Photography Herb Ritts

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America){| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"!align="left"|Year!align="left"|Single!align="left"|Chart!align="left"|Position
-
align="left"|1981
align="left"|"Physical"
align="left"|Pop Singles
align="left"|1 (10 weeks)
-
align="left"|1981
align="left"|"Physical"
align="left"|Adult Contemporary
align="left"|29
-
align="left"|1982
align="left"|"Physical"
align="left"|Black Singles
align="left"|28
-
align="left"|1982
align="left"|"Physical"
align="left"|Club Play Singles
align="left"|22
-
align="left"|1982
align="left"|"Make A Move On Me"
align="left"|Pop Singles
align="left"|5
-
align="left"|1982
align="left"|"Make A Move On Me"
align="left"|Adult Contemporary
align="left"|6
-
align="left"|1982
align="left"|"Landslide"
align="left"|Pop Singles
align="left"|52
-}

© 1981 Olivia Newton-John